Jucu

Commune in Cluj, Romania

(2020–2024) Valentin-Dorel Pojar^[1] (PSD)Area

85.13 km² (32.87 sq mi)Elevation

325 m (1,066 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

5,349 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

407354

Area code+40 x64Vehicle reg.CJWebsitewww.primariajucu.ro

Jucu (Hungarian: Zsuk; German: Schucken) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (Kötelend), Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes), Jucu de Mijloc (Nemeszsuk), commune centre Jucu de Sus (Felsőzsuk), and Vișea (Visa).

Economy

In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.^[3]

German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.^[4]

Population

According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 4,270 people living in Jucu. Of this population, 84.26% were ethnic Romanians and 11.62% were ethnic Hungarians.

Census,^[5]^[6]		Ethnicity
Year	Population	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans	Roma people	Other
1850	2529	2126	242	2	109	50
1880	2584	2029	437	6		112
1890	3055	2404	601	6		44
1900	3314	2608	648	29		29
1910	3799	3010	737	7		45
1920	3893	3266	575			52
1930	4382	3691	630	4	33	24
1930	4382	3649	635	4	68	26
1941	5238	4295	909	6	10	18
1956	5841	5027	773	2	33	6
1966	5452	4760	690		1	1
2002	4086	3524	516	1	43	2

Buildings and administration

High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW.

Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.

Natives

George Bariț (1812–1893), historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania

Image gallery

Winter in Vișea
Lifestyle in Vișea
Nokia Factory

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Florescu, Remus (May 8, 2017). "România lucrului prost făcut. Jucu, "comuna Nokia", are două baze sportive de milioane, dar nu are canalizare". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "Bosch opens training center for students near Cluj".
^ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)
^ Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center